{"id":1552686,"date":"2023-03-05T22:40:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T03:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1552686"},"modified":"2023-03-05T22:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T03:40:48","slug":"patriots-rob-gronkowski-1st-nfl-oh-s-moment-vince-wilfork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/patriots-rob-gronkowski-1st-nfl-oh-s-moment-vince-wilfork\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots: Rob Gronkowski Got His 1st NFL ‘Oh S***' Moment From Vince Wilfork"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For legendary\u00a0New England Patriots<\/a>\u00a0tight end\u00a0Rob Gronkowski<\/a>, his “oh s*** moment” in the NFL came courtesy of 6-foot-2, 325-pound\u00a0defensive tackle Vince Wilfork<\/a>. Every NFL rookie knows the moment. It's the moment early in every young player's career when they experience the difference between college and the pros. As Gronk told\u00a0Jason and Travis Kelce<\/a>\u00a0on the\u00a0New Heights\u00a0<\/em>podcast, he earned respect after his NFL “oh s*** moment.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rob Gronkowski shared a story about a rookie run-in with Vince Wilfork<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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(L-r) Rob Gronkowski, Vince Wilfork | NFL via Getty Image; Al Bello\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“Do you have like an oh s*** moment of being in the NFL?” Jason Kelce asked Rob Gronkowski when the former Patriots and\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE<\/a>\u00a0joined Jason and his brother, Travis Kelce, on their\u00a0New Heights podcast<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Yeah, I do,” Gronkowski answered as Travis laughed because his fellow TE “didn't seem too pumped about it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gronk then went on to explain what a wham block is in football. Basically, it's when the center or guards let go of the defensive tackle to block someone else, and it becomes the tight end's responsibility to pick up that interior defensive lineman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I'm in training camp as a rookie, and Vince Wilfork \u2014” Gronkowski started, but the Kelce brothers interrupted with joyful shouts at the mention of one of the biggest and most athletic DTs of all time. Jason also pointed out how smart the Patriots DT was on the football field and guaranteed he knew “exactly what was coming.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gronk disagreed, but only about why he knew what was about to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nothing says "welcome to the NFL" like getting ROCKED by Vince Wilfork \ud83d\udc80@RobGronkowski<\/a> @tkelce<\/a> @JasonKelce<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/P1JAAzFf2a<\/a><\/p>— New Heights (@newheightshow) March 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>